Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. June 2025.

NPS Unit Count: 80/430US Unesco World Heritage Site: 14/24 Hey there Adventurers! I have to say I am super excited to recount the next many posts for you all! This trip in June was to check out Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, but there are many national park sites in New Mexico including severalContinue reading “Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. June 2025.”

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Nov 2024

Hey there Adventurers! My last trip of 2024 took me to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a few days around Thanksgiving. The Sidekick was doing another one of her volleyball vacation trips and I was tagging along for a a few days (I guess I was actually the sidekick?). If you managed to get through myContinue reading “Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Nov 2024”

Glacier National Park, MT. June/July 2024

National Park Count: 41 Hey there Adventurers! I know I have said this before, but I am really trying to get caught up on my trips! Summer of ’24 included two amazing trips to see two parks, both of which have claimed the title of Crown of the Continent. We will start with Glacier NationalContinue reading “Glacier National Park, MT. June/July 2024”

Tennessee Parks, May 2024.

NPS Unit Count: 74 Hey there Adventurers! May of 2024 saw the Sidekick and I take a Memorial Day weekend trip to Tennessee to check out the Smokys and some other awesome spots in Tennessee! Included in this trip were stops at a mountain top amusement park, a couple state parks, another NPS site inContinue reading “Tennessee Parks, May 2024.”

Death Valley National Park. CA/NV March, 2024.

National Park Count: 40 NPS Unit: 70, 71 Hey there Adventurers! It’s April 2025, and Facebook sent me a memory of this trip a couple weeks ago, which is now a year old, so I figured I better get on with catching up! This trip was a tandem park trip with Joshua Tree. Be sureContinue reading “Death Valley National Park. CA/NV March, 2024.”

Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR, JUNE 2024: Review and Wrap Up!

Hey there Adventurers! If you are a new reader to my blog, I would like to share that many National, State, County, and other local parks have Bark Ranger programs for your dog and even for the kitties! The Sidekick and I created a #USBarkRangers, a Facebook group for Bark Ranger enthusiasts that now hasContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR, JUNE 2024: Review and Wrap Up!”

Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield,GA

NPS Unit Count: 88,89 Hey there Adventurers! We are approaching the finale of Bark Ranger Maisy’s first big #USBarkRangers adventure! So far, our trip has taken us from St. Petersburg, FL, up the northeast coast of Florida, along the Georgia coast, through South Carolina, and into the bottom of North Carolina. Our last stops onContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield,GA”

Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Cowpens National Battlefield, SC and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NC

NPS Unit Count: 86, 87 Hey there Adventurers! Continuing Bark Ranger Maisy’s first big Bark Ranger Adventure finds us checking out two more sites in the Carolinas. After departing Nintey Six National Historic Site we headed north to Cowpens National Battlefield. I will begin by saying that I appreciate the battlefields, but generally speaking, thereContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Cowpens National Battlefield, SC and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NC”

Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina

NPS Unit Count: 85 Hey there Adventurers! Continuing on Bark Ranger Maisy’s grand summer tour, we find ourselves at Ninety Six National Historic Site, located near the small town of the same name, in South Carolina. This particular park is even more noteworthy for our Bark Ranger adventure because one of the moderators/admin of ourContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina”

Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (very briefly) and Congaree National Park, SC

NPS Unit Count: 84 Hey there Adventurers! That NPS Unit count is getting up there! I never really intended (and still don’t!) to hit all the NPS units – just the National Parks. That being the case it appears that 200 or so of them is probably not out of the question when this journeyContinue reading “Bark Ranger Maisy’s GRAND SOUTHEASTERN TOUR JUNE 2024: Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (very briefly) and Congaree National Park, SC”